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You don't have to go to a professional salon in order to bleach your hair! You can do it at home with good results, as long as you learn how to bleach your hair.

Bleaching hair at home is a process that takes some time and
involves specific preparation, especially if your natural hair
color is dark brown or even black. Before starting the bleaching
process, make sure you stack up all the necessary products: hair
conditioner, hair repair treatments, blue bleach, developer, toner,
dye brush, gloves and a head plastic bag.

Step 1

The weeks or even months before bleaching your hair, you should
care for your tresses more than you would normally do. That is to
say that you should not dye your locks and, what is more, you
should apply hair conditioner and masks as often as possible.

When you're prepared to start bleaching your hair, you must
remember to use blue bleach, bought from professional salons, and
also a developer, which helps the bleach lift the color from your
tresses. Blue bleach is the best product to go for, regardless of
the brand, given the fact that it helps you deal with the orange
tones that your locks will get after bleaching.

Step 3

Section your hair in as many strands as you please, mix the blue
bleach and the developer according to the instructions and then
apply the combo on your hair with a hair dye brush. Don't start
with the roots, as they will have to be bleached at the end, since
they discolor the fastest, compared to the rest of your
tresses.

Apply a generous amount of bleach on all of your hair strands in
order to avoid patches and streaks, then put a plastic bag on and
leave the bleach for 50 minutes. Remember: after 35 minutes, remove
the plastic bag and apply bleach on your roots.

Step 4

After the bleach has been on for 50 minutes, wash your hair
thoroughly and apply a strong conditioner or a mask to protect your
tresses from damage.

By now, your bleached hair is probably orangey. In order to get the
desired blonde shade, you have to wait for at least 2 days before
repeating the bleaching hair process described above. When your
bleached hair has the color of a banana, you can apply the toner of
your choice.